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It's not necessarily the case that all PLE's get hot, that's why I said:Originally Posted by Nelviticus
I just checked the pair that we've got installed to provide network services to our TV and Home Theatre system - so they're left on all the time - and both are cold. Likewise, the one that's connected to the router is warm, but still a lot cooler than the power adaptor for the VM "Smart Hub".On the other hand the Devolo's that I use at the moment - whilst being expensive - are quite reliable and cool (technically and literally)
I'm using AVSmart+ units (now dropped from DevoloUK's product list for some reason) which where chosen because they claimed to be power efficient. According to TechRadar's review at http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-...-698625/reviewAnd - based on what I've seen in use - I'm going to agree with that assessment. I guess it's still the case of "you get what you paid for" - since the Devolo units were more expensive than the Solwise one's that I had previously, but they've proven to be a lot less trouble and, to repeat myself, they run cool whereas the Solwise's were wee cookers.Power consumption has been improved by a claimed 60 per cent. When not in use it switches to standby, which consumes just 2W according to our meter. In use we didn't see over 4W, either.
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Love this idea and surprised it hasn't been thought of before. I already have 3 Zyxel PLA-401 Series Powerline Ethernet Adapters (Router, Xbox and PC upstairs). They work an absolute treat, I've been using them for several years.
You can et a dual pack for £40 from Dabs. They look sleek and are quite literally plug n play. No drivers are anything required. They just work.
p.s. The first ones I had kept overheating and failing, though Zyxel were fabulous and relpaced each one that broke. The new ones (but same model number) that I got to replace them this year, run almost cold. Really, they generate hardly any heat at all.
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Look how shocking my broadband is
This. My old netgear 200mbit ones are really hot all the time. Rubbish.
One thing missing in the review: is the 200Mbps throughput available for each of the four ports or is the 200Mbps shared, i.e. 50Mbps per port? If you're offering 4 ports, it would be a shame to have the speed divided by the number of connections...
I guess it depends whether it's one chipset for 4 ports, or whether four chipsets are integrated into the unit, one per port.
Hi tfboy.
It wouldn't make sense to have four powerline tranceivers in there (cost). So my guess is there's a switch in front of them.
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That's my guess too. But as speed is an increasingly important issue for some heavy users who might want to benefit from more than "just one connection", I think it's important to point out that you'll be contending the bandwidth between the connections.
Although at £100 a pop, I would hope for something better
Good idea, they should stop making them and license the rights so they can be had for £50 a pop.
Just in case anyone is interested, I have a pair of 200Mbps units in classifieds right now. they just don't have a mains socket on the front...
I wish powerline products would die.
New house builds and rewiring jobs should incorporate cat5e or cat6 cables/ports. These are horrible performance in comparison
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